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Theology; Seminary
Isn’t It Ironic?
July 25, 2011 0

Julie and I spent this past weekend in Dallas celebrating my nephew’s wedding. As a lot of you know, I was born and raised there, living in the same house from birth until I went away to college at 18. Anyway, while we tooled around town visiting a lot of familiar haunts, we made a Read the full article…

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Good Shepherd
Elements Week Four — Notes
July 22, 2011 0

So we’re moving on with Elements. People have been stretched, challenged, comforted, and educated through our exploration of why we do what we do in church on Sundays. I expect more of the same on Sunday. And experiential look at the roles of “notes” in our worship gatherings. Don’t anticipate. Participate. Sunday. 8:30. 10. 11:30.

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Spirituality
A Personal Relationship With . . .
July 21, 2011 0

. . . Jesus Christ. That’s how most of us in the evangelical world have grown accustomed to completing that sentence. In many ways, that phrase has become synonymous with modern American evangelical Christianity. Yet I wonder if that notion of a living relationship with a living Lord accurately describes what goes on for many Read the full article…

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Spirituality
The Goal Of Happiness
July 20, 2011 1

I run into a lot of people who long simply to be “happy.” Satisfied. Content. And they devise all kinds of ways of reaching their goal: new relationships, new possessions, new appearance, new location. But you know what happens, right? Those efforts inevitably fail to reach the goal of happiness. Or if people attain happiness, Read the full article…

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Personal
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Food Rules
July 19, 2011 1

I admit it: I’ve got some weird idiosyncracies when it comes to food. Some of these have been in place a long time, while others I’ve had to adopt in recent years as my allergies to gluten & wheat products have emerged. In any event, here goes: my Top Five Food Rules. 1. No Corn Read the full article…

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